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South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

In research, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,617 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,028 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,324 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,271
of 28,054 · #25,056 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#18
of 37
Research works
1.1k
▲ 188% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is South Eastern University of Sri Lanka known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,617 of 10,521 11.9%221 #8576
Physical SciencesDomain #10,028 of 12,888 14.4%114 #17895
Social SciencesField #5,324 of 6,365 9.5%94 #6984

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Eastern University of Sri Lanka sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,576 #5,617
  2. Physical Sciences#17,895 #10,028
  3. Social Sciences#6,984 #5,324
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.58× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Mahendran and Julian Thamboo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.

  1. 1 T. Mahendran Sri Lanka · #980,539 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Julian Thamboo Sri Lanka · #1,492,961 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Which keywords describe research at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Teacher Training, Globalization, Machine Learning, Language Teaching, Risk Management, Online Learning and Curriculum Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning29▲ 2.0×44 topics
  2. Globalization26▲ 3.0×21 topics
  3. Human Rights22▲ 5.1×17 topics
  4. Deep Learning22▲ 1.49×39 topics
  5. Teacher Training19▲ 7.0×5 topics
  6. Sustainability18▲ 1.74×32 topics
  7. Online Learning17▲ 4.7×9 topics
  8. Curriculum Development16▲ 5.3×4 topics
  9. Risk Management15▲ 7.1×8 topics
  10. Corporate Governance14▲ 4.5×11 topics
  11. Language Teaching14▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Educational Technology14▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Ethnicity13▲ 8.2×3 topics
  14. Islamic Banking13▲ 7.5×3 topics
  15. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.78×27 topics
  16. Philosophy12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Finance12▲ 15×2 topics
  18. E-Learning12▲ 2.8×6 topics
  19. Conflict12▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Healthcare11▲ 2.3×12 topics
  21. Financial Stability11▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Ethical Identity11▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Global Financial Crisis11▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Shariah Supervision11▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Islamic Education10▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.5×9 topics
  27. Student Engagement10▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Digital Learning10▲ 4.1×3 topics
  29. Religious Education9▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Pedagogy9▲ 4.3×2 topics
  31. Madrasa9▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Muslim Students9▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Refugees8▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Development8▲ 5.1×10 topics
  35. Active Learning7▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Language Contact7▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Authentic Learning7▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Multilingual Education7▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Myanmar6▲ 93×1 topic
  40. state building6▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does South Eastern University of Sri Lanka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Arabic Language Education Studies and Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography.

Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksArabic Language Educatio…7Arabic Language Education Studies: 7 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…6Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 6 fractional worksLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…5Indian History and Philosophy: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …4South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …4Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 4 fractional works
AccountingEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsLanguage and Linguistics3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  3. 3 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis Language and Linguistics 5 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  7. 7 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 5 works
  8. 8 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Eastern University of Sri Lanka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 188% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.